So Dak's Best Burger Contest
The South Dakota Beef Industry Council is excited to announce the 2024 So Dak Best Burger winner! This year’s winner come from Summerset, South Dakota at the Neighbors Grub + Pub with their delicious burger “The Angry Neighbor”!
Neighbors Grub + Pub is Family owned and operation, Neighbors Grub + Pub crafts the delicious Angry Neighbor Burger, which is a half-pound hand pattied burger, topped with pepper jack cheese, grilled onions, hatch green chilis and jalapeños. Finished with their house-made Angry Neighbor Sauce!
About our 2024 So Dak Best Burger Nominees
Contest Information
Judging Criteria
Selection of the 2024 So Dak’s Best Burger was conducted by an anonymous judging panel. Judges did not announce their presence at your restaurant or request a free meal. The decision of the judges is final.
The following guidelines were used in judging:
- Taste (of burger patty) – 50%
- Appearance and Presentation – 30%
- Proper cooking temperature / degree of doneness – 10%
To medium doneness, internal temperature reaches 160° F. - Overall – 10%
How we selected our finalists
Five (5) burgers/restaurants were selected on June 20, 2024 as finalists from throughout the state based on the number of nominations each restaurant received during the nomination period. The SDBIC retains the discretion to make all decisions about the selection of these five finalists. All decisions of the SDBIC are final.
- All burgers nominated from a single restaurant were included in that restaurant’s final nomination total.
- Restaurants who received nominations for multiple locations were counted per individual location not as a total.